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Patented July 9, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. HILLS, OF SANDPOINT, IDAHO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES KBEILING, OF SANDPOINT, IDAHO, AN

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TRANSPLANTIN G-POT.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1912.

Application tiled August 5, 1511. Serial No. 642,478.

To all lwhom, it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. HILLS, residing at Sandpoint, in the county of Kootenai and State of Idaho, have invented a new and Improved Transplanting-Iot, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of devices, or means for transilanting, whereby plants may be convenlently and easily laced in the ground from the hot house or orcing bed, and it primarily has for its ob'ect to provide a means of the type stated o an economical nature, in which the parts are especially designed for being quickly removed from the plant when the latter has been transplanted without danger of breaking the soil around the roots or injurinf1r the said roots.

IVith ot Ier ob'ects in View that will be hereinafter stated, my invention consists of a transplanting pot embodying the peculiar and novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully explained, specifically pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawin s2 in which lgure 1, is a perspective view of my transplanting pot, a plant being shown therein. Fig. 2, is a similar view of the body portion of the pot and illustrates the manner in which the plant is transplanted. Fig. 3, is a horizontal section of the pot in complete sha e. Fig. 4, is a vertical section of one side o the pot and articularly shows the coupling and inter ocking members. Fig. 5, is a perspective view that shows the several parts which constitute the com lete pot, se arated, and Fig. 6, is a plan opone of the lank forms from which the sides of the body are made.

My improved transplanting pot comprises a two-part body, a base member and lockin U Idevices and these are so formed and adapted shape and it is formed of two like half sections each of which consists of a substantially semi-circular member formed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to shape from a blank form having the shape shown in Fig. 6.

It will be noticed by now referring to Fig. G, the blank 2 near the ends is formed with a number of uniformly positioned slots 20 and one end near the extreme outer edge has an apertured ear 21 and an extension 22, which when the body section is shaped up is bent over to form the bead 23 for a reinforcing wire strand 3, the ends of which terminate in eyes 30, the purpose of which will presently appear. At the smaller or lower edge, the blank, near its opposite ends is notched as at 24, and at a point in vertical alincment of the slots 2O at one end it has an additional notch 25 which when the parts are bent up registers with the adjacent notch 24.

It will be noticed, by reference to Fig. 6, the slots 20 in the blank member at one side are a considerable distance more inward from the adjacent edge than are the slots on the opposite end of the blank, and the object in thus placing the slots is to leave ample metal at one end to provide for a joint covering strip or plate 26 that covers the coupling portions of the two sections and leaves the internal surface of the pot practically entircl smooth, and it will be further noticed rom Fi 6 that the ear 21 is formed on the said strip portion of the blank approximatel midway thereof, the reason for which will be apparent by referring to the drawing.

In bending or shaping the blank to form a side section of the pot, the opposite ends of the blank are bent midway of their slots 20 and over a pin or key so as to form a series of eyes 28, between each set of slots 2O and it should be stated that the slots in one end of the blank alternate with the eyes of solid portions of the said bland. The extension at one end of the blank is bent back upon the inside of the body only, while the other or long end of the body is first bent back upon the inside of the body and then again bent back upon itself to form the covering strip X proper and when thus bent out the ear 21 is turned down at right angles and outwardly so its aperture 21' comes into alinement with the eye 30 of the reinforce llO understood that the eye 30 at the opposite end alines the aperture in ear 21 of the said opposing section when the arts are assembled, the notches 24-25, w en the body is fitted upon the bottom 10 forming seats to fit over and receive the squared shoulders or abutments 15 that surround the threaded apertures 12 in the bottom plate 10, such arrangement of the parts being especially provided for holding the said pot bod steady and in pro er position for gui( ing the threaded ents 40 of the locking bolts 4 into the said apertures 12, it being further understood that the said rods or bolts 4 are passed down through the ears 21 and the opposing interlocking eyes 2S of the opposing sections before the threaded bolts engage the apertures in the bottom 1.

By reason of the peculiar construction of my transplanting pot the operation of transplanting can be quickly and effectively acconiplisied. When tiansplanting, the eye bolts 4, are sufficiently unscrewed to release and drop ott the bottom 10, the tapering ot holding the plant with the soil intact. 'Phe open bottom pot is now placed in the hole prepared to receive the plant, after which, the eye bolts 4-4 are withdrawn (see Fig. 2) and the two sections of the body are removed from around the plant which is now packed in the earth in the usual manner.

This application is a continuation in part of in application tiled August 30, 1910, Seria #579650, allowed July 25, 1911.

flint I claim is 1. A transplanting pot, composed of identical sections, cach consisting of a sheet metal member having its longitudinal edges bent back upon themselves, said member havinr portions cut away on the folds to leave iiiige eyes, the hinge eyes of one niember interprojecting with those of the other member, one of the bent. back edge portions of each member being again bent forward and projecting beyond the hinge portion to form a guard for the hinge joints, and rods passing through said hinge portion to 'interock said sections.

2. A transplanting pot, composed of identical sections, each consisting of a sheet metal member having its longitudinal edges bent back upon themselves, said member having portions cut away on the folds to leave hinge eyes, the hinge eyes of one member interprojecting with those of the other member, one of the bent back edge portions of each member bein again bent forward and projecting beyon( the hinge portion to form a guard, rods assing through said hinge portion to inter ock said sections, the last named bent portion having an ear at its u per end bent outwardly and apertured for tie passage of the hinge rod member.

l 8. A tramp nnting pot, conipoaed ot' idolitical sections, each consisting of a sheet metal member having its longitudinal edges bent back upon themselves, said member having portions cut away on the folds to leave hinge eyes, the hinge eyes of one niember interprojectmg with those of the other member, one of the bent back edge portions of each member being again bent forward and projecting beyond the hinge portion to form a guard, rods passing through said hinge portion to interlock said sections, the upper edge of the said members being bent ovei to form beads, and a reinforced rod in each of the said beads, the ends of the said rods terminating in eyes to receive the hinge rods.

4. A transplanting pot, composed of two identical sections each having hinge eyes at the opposite longitudinal edges, one of the said edges being folded back and forth upon itself to form a guard for the adjacenty hinge joint and extend beyond its adjacent hinge eyes, the hinge eyes on the two sections being arranged to interprojectwith each other, and the extended edge of one section projecting on the inside of the adjacent edge of the other section, a bottom member having threaded apertures, and hinge rod members removably engaging the hinge eyes, said rod members having their lower ends threaded to engage the threaded apertures in the bottom member.

5. A transplaiiting pot, composed of two sections each consisting of a sheet metal member bent to a semi-circular shape, the opposite ends of the sections having hinge eyes, the eyes of the two sections interpro jecting, a bottom plate having threaded apeitures surrounded by upwardly projected lugs, the bottom edges of the body sections having notches to seat over the said lugs, and rod members for engaging the hinge eyes, said rod members having their lower ends threaded to engage the threaded apertures in the bottom plate.

C. A transplanting pot. composed of two identical sections each consisting of a sheet metal member ta ered toward the bottom, cach of said mem ers liavng its loiigitudinal edges bent up into hinge eyes so arranged that the eyes of one section interlock with the eyes of the other section, a joint covering strip on one edge of each section, each of said strips having an out-turned ear having an aperture in line with the hinge eyes, the other edge of each section being bent over to forni a bead, a reinforced wire .in each bead, the ends of which terminate in eyes held in line with the hinge eyes, a

bottom member having threaded apertures and rods that pass through the aperturcd ears, the reinforced wire eyes and the hinge eyes, the said rods having threaded ends for engaging the threaded apertures in the bottom member.

7. A transplanting pot comprising a base member, a tubular upon the base member and consisting of a pair of longitudinal sections having their meeting ends bent inwardly to form loops and, provided at spaced intervals or points with transversely extending recesses and resulting spaced eyes, the eyes at the meeting ends of one section being disposed between, and in registration with the eyes at the adjacent meeting end of said section, the opposite inwardly bent meeting ends of said sections being returned respectively upon themselves across the adjacent point between said sections, whereby t 1e joints between the sections are shielded from engaement with the contents of the pot,'outwar 1y bent extensions at the upper ends of each of said re- Coplex ot this patent may be obtained for side member disposed turned portions of the sections overlying the upper end of the adjacent joint between said sections respectively, each of said outwardly bent extensions being provided with an opening in registration with the eyes at the adjacent meetin ends of the sections, locking pins extending through said openings respectively and through the registering eyes of adjacent meeting endsand sccurin said sections together, and means for detac iablyesecuring said locking pins to the base mem r.

WILLIAM C. HILLS.

Vitnesses:

I. WEIL, PAUL E. TUnTLoT'rE.

tive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

